Sweet and sour peppers in microwave jar cooking, here is the recipe to cook peppers in a jar. It will take just a few minutes, and then you can store the sweet and sour peppers vacuum-sealed for 15 days in the refrigerator. Like the recipe for tuna peppers in jar cooking or the pepper torte in jar cooking, this one will also give you an enhanced flavor, a cooking method to maintain the vitamins of the vegetables, with taste and practicality. Today, I offer you the recipe for sweet and sour peppers in jar cooking in an updated and improved version; the first time I made them was in April 2017, and many things have changed since then. The instructions for cooking in jar grew with me, and I never stopped studying and improving this fantastic microwave cooking technique.
Try these recipes as well:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 20 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Microwave
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer, and Fall
- Energy 153.70 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 10.24 (g) of which sugars 10.14 (g)
- Proteins 1.04 (g)
- Fat 12.01 (g) of which saturated 1.67 (g)of which unsaturated 0.00 (g)
- Fibers 2.19 (g)
- Sodium 197.14 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 4 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Peppers in a Jar
- Half bell pepper (approximately 8 oz)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
- 1 teaspoon sugar (preferably erythritol or coconut)
- 1 pinch salt
What you need to cook in a jar in the microwave
The suitable jars for jar cooking can be purchased, already equipped with 4 clasps, on the website Decorazioni Dolci, with discount code WECK10.
- 1 Microwave oven
- 1 Jar 500 ml with thin gasket
Procedure
Wash the bell pepper thoroughly, remove the filaments and seeds, and then cut it into regular pieces. Distribute the bell pepper in the jar and add the salt, sugar, oil, and vinegar.
Clean the edges of the jar; this will ensure that small food particles do not prevent the vacuum from forming, close and clasp as per the instructions. Place the jar of sweet and sour peppers in the microwave and start cooking for 6 minutes at your tested power, I use 600 watts. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s the video for the water test.
At the end of the cooking, remove the jar from the microwave and let it rest closed for 20 minutes. The resting time will complete the cooking of the peppers, and a vacuum will form in the jar. Thanks to this, you can store it for 15 days in the refrigerator.
Additional tips for the jar cooking pepper recipe
Microwave jar cooking is a combined technique between microwave and steam. This results in a small amount of liquid forming inside the jar: from the vegetation of the vegetables and water vapor. For this reason, I recommend using jars with thin gaskets to cook the vegetables; there is more vapor dispersion, and the vegetables remain firmer.
